Achilles Tendon Rupture

Having an Achilles Tendon Rupture is no joke. It's not like spraining an ankle or tweaking your back.

Rupturing the Achilles Tendon means that a person has SIGNIFICANT damage to a huge tendon in their leg.

You (generally) can't stand on it if you have a complete rupture (because the tendon totally separates so provides no support) and your calf muscles can roll up into a ball towards the top of your lower leg.

It's safe to say that if you have a ruptured Achilles tendon, you'll be getting Achilles tendon surgery very very soon.

Achilles Tendon RuptureWhat Does It Mean, Exactly?

Maybe you had Achilles Tendonitis. Maybe you already had some pre-existing Achilles tendon injury.

But if you have a ruptured Achilles tendon, it's too late for most rehab therapy.

It's too late for Tendon Supplements. Don't get me wrong, nutrition is always a good thing, but the damage has already been done. The ebook will be great for rehab, and the future.

So.

If you have ruptured your Achilles Tendon, you have either partially or completely separated your Achilles tendon.

As I mentioned, and as you know, this is bad news.

If you have a tiny Achilles tendon tear, depending on the size, you can get away with limping around and letting your body heal itself. Unless you're an athlete or your job requires, in which case you need a fix.

But obviously, the bigger the tear, the bigger the threat of increased tear and separation.

Generally, the term Achilles Tendon Rupture means that your Achilles tendon has ripped, torn, and/or separated either completely or significantly.

It can also mean that you had a pre-existing degradation of the Achilles tendon that finally gave way resulting in partial or complete separation of the tendon.

A rupture is a rupture.

However, Achilles tendon rupture from Levaquin Tendonitis is a MUCH more complicated issue, as there is cytotoxicity and possible DNA damage to contend with.

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Achilles Tendon RuptureTear In Healthy And Unhealthy Tendon

It is certainly possible for a completely healthy tendon to have too much tension placed upon it, causing it to rip/tear.

We see this mostly in athletes, who are placing huge demands upon the tensile strength of their tendons as they run, jump, etc.

Sometimes, healthy tendons just give way. But there's a reason for that.

Healthy tendon ONLY gives way for one of two reasons: when there is a spot of structural weakness, or when muscles aren't doing their job correctly (meaning they aren't absorbing force/load) and all that force transfers to a weaker structure, that breaks.

Here are two major situations where weakness can develop:

When Achilles Tendonitis is from wear and tear damage, there is continual damage and scar tissue repair. Scar tissue repairs tissue in such a way that it is not as strong as it was before.

So a weak spot can develop and then a person jumps or runs and whatever specific variables of fate align and the tissue lets go.

The same activities that reverse the Achilles Tendonitis dynamic will help you heal faster, heal with less pain, and heal stronger.

If you just rely on rest and staying off it, you'll be doomed to longer recovery times and more discomfort, and more trouble in the future as you become active again.

It's going to take some work, and some rehab. Doctors may or may not prescribe physical therapy, but you have to do stretching and strengthening one way or another after (and as) the achilles tendon injury (from the rupture and from the surgery) heals.

And you need to know that it is a process. It's not like one day it's all healed up.

It's a continual process, and ideally you will shepherd yourself through your recovery, and continue to do so after you are 'recovered'.